Planning Task 8 : Photography Planning

I will be taking the pictures myself with others standing in as my models, representing my different social groups by having one male, one female. I will just use my phone for taking the pictures because modern phone cameras are very good for taking photographs.

Magazine 1

For my first front cover, I will take pictures indoors, in a plain-coloured room, potentially white with artificial lighting. It will be a top-down angle with dark clothing to contrast the brightness of the white room with the subject looking towards the camera. Other pictures I will take will include the same picture but with the subject looking past the camera and looking away. I will also try a lower shot, with the subject sitting down, looking away from the camera- creating a semi-candid look.

Magazine 2

For my second cover, I will photograph my male model who is standing in for Martin Garrix in an outdoor setting to ensure the set brief is met with different settings. The model will stand against a tree, having the tree and model in focus, with the rest of the background out of focus to drive the viewers attention to the focal point. The model will look towards the camera, and looking down in another picture. To fit this theme, the lighting will be entirely natural. 

My best image will be used as the front cover image, and use 3 others in my contents page. I will need to take more photographs for my second magazine to use on my website as it will be my more recent issue.

Planning Task 7 : Website Homepage and Linked Page

Header

The header of my magazine will feature the masthead for my magazine in a large, bold font with the strapline below it. On the header there will be a variety of buttons that would hyperlink you to different parts of the website as well as a button urging users to subscribe to the website. One button will redirect the user to the page with an exclusive interview.

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Content

For the content of my website I will use coverlines from the second edition of the magazine, which I will plan to make the Martin Garrix edition. I will also include exclusive coverlines on the website to attract more people. The homepage will feature images from other contents within the magazine to advertise the other stories and content to readers.

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Audio-visual

For my audio-visual content I will record a video interview with my model for Garrix who will be on the front page of the second edition of my magazine. It will be scripted and be a head-shot with an outside background to link to the front page of the magazine issue which will also be set outside.

Planning Task 4 : Front Cover Design

Coverlines

"Up and coming"- good coverline for a brand new music magazine. double entendre for artists.

"Meeting Martin Garrix"- "meeting" would be in smaller font to place emphasis on the artist. Have a photo of someone to model as Garrix.

"Rising Sparks"- play on the term Rising stars with an electronic twist.

Having one named artist and one ambiguous allows for anyone to be pictured in one of the covers to complete the different demographic criteria in the set brief.

Some ideas for other coverlines are:

"Aspiring artists, how to keep an audience." as a kicker and a teaser. 

"Musical madness- the greatest hits of this year."

Main Images

I will use two different models, my friends Jack B and Tamsin G, on separate covers for the "different social groups" requirement- being different genders. One picture will be taken inside and one will be outside to show different mise-en-scene. The indoor shot will be well lit on a plain background. the outdoor shot will be during the day, more towards the afternoon. The mood will be more nonchalant and serious. Front covers are head and mid shots, usually with direct address. I will follow the conventions by using these shot types in my photography.

Other Page Furniture

Puffs

 "NEW!" on first edition

"Free poster inside" on both editions. this was requested by my target audience.

Content Plugs

Names of artists. Above the masthead, or at the bottom of the page (will depend on my front cover composition. when I design it

Date and price line

Written in smaller font next to the masthead of the magazine.

Barcode

Bottom of the page, left side of the page- common place on other magazines so I will use the same area.

Planning Task Three : Masthead Design

 I have made some conceptual designs for my magazine's masthead and strapline using Adobe Photoshop.

The first masthead uses Orator Std. The first strapline uses Century.

The second masthead uses Almaz. The second strapline uses Social Media.

The third masthead uses Sitka. The third strapline uses Eras Light ITC.

While I like the formatting of the masthead and strapline in example 3, I don't think the fonts fit the identity that I am trying to create for my magazine. Similarly, example 1 looks a little bland and the lettering seems too far apart but I like the idea of putting the strapline on top of the masthead. Out of my 3 concepts I like example 2 the most- from the font to the placement of the strapline.

Planning Task Two : 60 Second Pitch

Planning Task One : Magazine Title and Strapline

 

After conducting my research, I have concluded that my target audience listen to electronic and pop music so my ideas come from this background. I think "Jitterbug" is a suitable title for my magazine. It fits the theme of music and I think it encapsulates the feeling of electronic music well.

for the strapline I tried to reference electricity directly but I ended up choosing "the eye of the musical storm." This will solidify the connection to music in my magazine through the wording, but also referencing thunder with the saying "the eye of the storm".

Research Task Nine : Target Audience Research And Analysis

 From my research, I have gathered that the most popular genres of music among my target audience are electronic and pop. My target audience enjoy a range of artists. The price point would be £4.